BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Trying to lose weight	Maintain weight	Neither
TOTAL	2,575	822	33.0	30.1-36.0	1,003	37.7	34.8-40.6	750	29.4	26.6-32.2
AGE
18-24	135	33	32.9	21.7-46.6	46	29.5	19.4-42.0	56	37.6	26.5-50.2
25-34	358	90	27.4	20.5-35.7	157	41.3	34.0-48.9	111	31.3	24.5-38.9
35-44	506	169	33.9	28.3-39.9	196	35.8	30.3-41.7	141	30.3	24.8-36.5
45-54	485	179	36.5	30.4-43.1	192	40.5	33.9-47.4	114	23.0	17.9-29.1
55-64	455	172	38.7	32.6-45.2	171	40.3	34.0-46.9	112	21.0	16.3-26.5
65-74	389	122	32.1	25.8-39.2	146	38.6	31.9-45.8	121	29.3	23.4-35.9
75+	235	54	23.9	17.2-32.3	90	33.9	26.2-42.7	91	42.1	33.5-51.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	80	21.8	14.0-32.3	113	33.3	25.6-42.0	146	44.9	36.3-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	724	221	32.1	26.8-37.8	273	32.6	27.7-38.0	230	35.3	29.9-41.1
Some Post-H.S.	635	218	35.8	29.8-42.3	235	36.2	30.3-42.5	182	28.0	22.6-34.2
College Graduate	870	301	35.3	30.9-39.9	381	45.1	40.4-49.8	188	19.6	16.2-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	54	25.5	17.3-36.0	58	37.2	26.1-49.8	74	37.3	27.1-48.7
$15,000- 24,999	362	95	30.3	22.7-39.2	127	32.1	24.9-40.2	140	37.6	29.6-46.3
$25,000- 34,999	273	96	32.8	24.9-41.8	96	37.9	29.5-47.2	81	29.3	21.9-37.9
$35,000- 49,999	418	136	31.9	25.6-39.0	168	38.9	32.4-45.9	114	29.1	23.3-35.7
$50,000-74,999	359	113	34.4	27.1-42.6	166	41.1	33.7-48.8	80	24.5	18.6-31.5
$75,000+	446	166	36.8	30.6-43.5	191	42.1	35.5-48.9	89	21.1	15.3-28.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	51	29.7	22.4-38.3	54	35.3	27.0-44.4	52	35.0	26.7-44.4
Guilford	111	46	43.5	33.3-54.3	40	34.0	24.8-44.5	25	22.5	14.4-33.4
Mecklenburg	108	42	33.6	23.0-46.3	37	27.7	19.2-38.3	29	38.6	26.0-53.0
Orange	135	41	28.8	21.0-38.1	62	45.1	35.7-54.9	32	26.1	18.2-35.9
Wake	128	48	37.3	28.3-47.4	54	38.7	29.7-48.5	26	23.9	16.2-33.8
Chatham/Lee	117	29	19.5	12.9-28.2	40	38.8	28.3-50.5	48	41.7	31.0-53.2
Nash/Wilson	85	26	32.1	20.6-46.4	38	41.4	30.0-53.8	21	26.5	17.0-38.8
Craven/Pamlico	131	42	30.8	22.2-41.1	52	45.9	35.8-56.4	37	23.2	16.4-31.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	43	30.7	20.9-42.7	62	39.7	30.7-49.5	44	29.6	21.4-39.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	49	26.7	19.5-35.5	59	39.1	29.6-49.4	53	34.2	23.9-46.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	33	33.1	22.2-46.2	45	43.8	30.8-57.7	27	23.1	14.2-35.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	44	34.3	25.4-44.4	55	33.1	25.1-42.2	39	32.6	23.3-43.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	29	33.1	23.0-45.1	29	34.4	23.4-47.4	25	32.4	21.6-45.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	20	20.7	13.1-31.2	40	46.1	34.5-58.1	25	33.2	22.7-45.6
Northeast NC I	73	23	29.9	19.7-42.6	26	37.2	25.1-51.1	24	32.9	21.6-46.7
Northeast NC II	128	45	36.7	27.2-47.4	43	30.0	22.1-39.3	40	33.3	24.3-43.6
Northeastern Partnership	201	68	35.1	27.3-43.8	69	31.7	24.8-39.6	64	33.2	25.7-41.6
Mountain AHEC	430	134	31.7	23.9-40.7	160	35.8	29.2-43.0	136	32.5	26.3-39.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	744	231	27.7	22.9-33.0	293	43.5	37.5-49.7	220	28.8	23.8-34.4
Piedmont	1,134	376	36.1	32.1-40.4	450	35.0	31.3-39.0	308	28.8	25.0-32.9
Western NC	697	215	30.3	24.5-36.9	260	37.7	32.2-43.6	222	31.9	26.8-37.6

Total
Respond.^

Trying to lose weight

Maintain weight

Neither

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,575

822

33.0

30.1-36.0

1,003

37.7

34.8-40.6

750

29.4

26.6-32.2

AGE

18-24

135

32.9

21.7-46.6

29.5

19.4-42.0

37.6

26.5-50.2

25-34

358

27.4

20.5-35.7

157

41.3

34.0-48.9

111

31.3

24.5-38.9

35-44

506

169

33.9

28.3-39.9

196

35.8

30.3-41.7

141

30.3

24.8-36.5

45-54

485

179

36.5

30.4-43.1

192

40.5

33.9-47.4

114

23.0

17.9-29.1

55-64

455

172

38.7

32.6-45.2

171

40.3

34.0-46.9

112

21.0

16.3-26.5

65-74

389

122

32.1

25.8-39.2

146

38.6

31.9-45.8

121

29.3

23.4-35.9

75+

235

23.9

17.2-32.3

33.9

26.2-42.7

42.1

33.5-51.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

339

21.8

14.0-32.3

113

33.3

25.6-42.0

146

44.9

36.3-53.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

724

221

32.1

26.8-37.8

273

32.6

27.7-38.0

230

35.3

29.9-41.1

Some Post-H.S.

635

218

35.8

29.8-42.3

235

36.2

30.3-42.5

182

28.0

22.6-34.2

College Graduate

870

301

35.3

30.9-39.9

381

45.1

40.4-49.8

188

19.6

16.2-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

25.5

17.3-36.0

37.2

26.1-49.8

37.3

27.1-48.7

$15,000- 24,999

362

30.3

22.7-39.2

127

32.1

24.9-40.2

140

37.6

29.6-46.3

$25,000- 34,999

273

32.8

24.9-41.8

37.9

29.5-47.2

29.3

21.9-37.9

$35,000- 49,999

418

136

31.9

25.6-39.0

168

38.9

32.4-45.9

114

29.1

23.3-35.7

$50,000-74,999

359

113

34.4

27.1-42.6

166

41.1

33.7-48.8

24.5

18.6-31.5

$75,000+

446

166

36.8

30.6-43.5

191

42.1

35.5-48.9

21.1

15.3-28.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

29.7

22.4-38.3

35.3

27.0-44.4

35.0

26.7-44.4

Guilford

111

43.5

33.3-54.3

34.0

24.8-44.5

22.5

14.4-33.4

Mecklenburg

108

33.6

23.0-46.3

27.7

19.2-38.3

38.6

26.0-53.0

Orange

135

28.8

21.0-38.1

45.1

35.7-54.9

26.1

18.2-35.9

Wake

128

37.3

28.3-47.4

38.7

29.7-48.5

23.9

16.2-33.8

Chatham/Lee

117

19.5

12.9-28.2

38.8

28.3-50.5

41.7

31.0-53.2

Nash/Wilson

32.1

20.6-46.4

41.4

30.0-53.8

26.5

17.0-38.8

Craven/Pamlico

131

30.8

22.2-41.1

45.9

35.8-56.4

23.2

16.4-31.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

30.7

20.9-42.7

39.7

30.7-49.5

29.6

21.4-39.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

26.7

19.5-35.5

39.1

29.6-49.4

34.2

23.9-46.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

33.1

22.2-46.2

43.8

30.8-57.7

23.1

14.2-35.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

34.3

25.4-44.4

33.1

25.1-42.2

32.6

23.3-43.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

33.1

23.0-45.1

34.4

23.4-47.4

32.4

21.6-45.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

20.7

13.1-31.2

46.1

34.5-58.1

33.2

22.7-45.6

Northeast NC I

29.9

19.7-42.6

37.2

25.1-51.1

32.9

21.6-46.7

Northeast NC II

128

36.7

27.2-47.4

30.0

22.1-39.3

33.3

24.3-43.6

Northeastern Partnership

201

35.1

27.3-43.8

31.7

24.8-39.6

33.2

25.7-41.6

Mountain AHEC

430

134

31.7

23.9-40.7

160

35.8

29.2-43.0

136

32.5

26.3-39.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

744

231

27.7

22.9-33.0

293

43.5

37.5-49.7

220

28.8

23.8-34.4

Piedmont

1,134

376

36.1

32.1-40.4

450

35.0

31.3-39.0

308

28.8

25.0-32.9

Western NC

697

215

30.3

24.5-36.9

260

37.7

32.2-43.6

222

31.9

26.8-37.6

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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